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2NE1's 'Crush' among this year's 20 best pop albums: U.S. magazine

Dec 22, 2014

"Crush," the second full-length album released by South Korea's popular girl group 2NE1, has been chosen among the 20 Best Pop Albums of 2014 by an influential U.S. music magazine, its management sai...
CNBLUE, FT Island bask in fame in Taiwan

Dec 19, 2014

CNBLUE Boy bands CNBLUE and FT Island made record-high profits in Taiwan this year, proving their overseas fame, a Singaporean media outlet reported Friday. According to My Paper, the two groups ea...
Audition star Nam So-hyun accused of bullying

Dec 18, 2014

‘K-pop Star 4’ contestant bullying rumors continue to spiral
SM launching global auditions next year

Dec 17, 2014

Girls’ Generation (SM Entertainment) SM Entertainment, the nation’s largest entertainment agency, will launch a worldwide talent search next year. SM is slated to hold a large-scale global audition...
Robin to spit French rhymes on Sosim Boys’ new EP

Dec 17, 2014

Robin (center) and the Sosim Boys. (Doctor Nine Media) French TV personality Robin Deiana from the popular JTBC talk show “Nonsummit” will be showing off his music talent by collaborating with the f...
EXO to release first live concert album

Dec 17, 2014

EXO. (SM Entertainment) Just in time to ring in the holiday season, K-pop group EXO will release the group’s first live concert album on Monday, SM Entertainment said Wednesday. The live album will...
Klive hologram concerts attract 50,000 this year

Dec 16, 2014

In town and in the mood to see Psy perform his addictively enthralling galloping horse moves? Whether or not your visit coincides with his live concert schedule, you can dance along with the monster ...
2NE1 snags Billboard’s best K-pop album pick of 2014

Dec 14, 2014

Psy (YG Entertainment) As the countdown to 2015 approaches, the assessment of the year’s best songs, albums and industry newcomers is in full swing. Rounding out the year, Billboard’s top picks of t...
Fly to the Sky, Gummy unite for collaboration concerts

Dec 12, 2014

Following a special collaborative live performance in United States last month, noted ballad singer Gummy is reuniting with male R&B duo Fly to the Sky to hold three concerts in Seoul later this mont...
Fuse TV names WINNER among top 13 breakout artists

Dec 11, 2014

WINNER. (YG Entertainment) Alongside the likes of Sam Smith, who shares a three-way tie with the year’s most Grammy Awards nods at six, and Meghan Trainor whose fame skyrocketed internationally afte...
Girls’ Generation to release first single as octet

Dec 10, 2014

Girls’ Generation. (SM Entertainment) Following the shock exit earlier this year of K-pop idol star Jessica from Girls’ Generation, the now eight-member girl group has revealed that it will release ...
Bernat and Taeyang collaboration rumored

Dec 10, 2014

Jeff Bernat (Ganada Company), Taeyang (YG Entertainment) A myriad of rumors began circulating online Wednesday morning surrounding up-and-coming American R&B singer Jeff Bernat, who reportedly poste...
JYPE releases ‘One Mic’ live album

Dec 10, 2014

The album cover of JYP Nation’s “One Mic” (JYP Entertainment) JYP Entertainment fans can now hear the never-before-released collaborations by their favorite JYP artists with the release of the agenc...
Psy’s ‘Hangover’ tops YouTube K-Pop chart

Dec 9, 2014

The music video of South Korean rapper Psy’s latest single “Hangover” was the most viewed K-pop clip on YouTube this year, the global video-sharing site said Tuesday. The song, debuted in June and f...
Psy's "Hangover" tops YouTube K-Pop chart in 2014

Dec 9, 2014

The music video of South Korean rapper Psy's latest single "Hangover" was the most viewed K-pop clip on YouTube this year, the global video-sharing site said Tuesday. The song, debuted in June and f...